Execution file HLP in Windows XP

[wiltonps]

I use CVF 6.5 QuickWin App. For execute a file hlp I use the command

i = WinExec('winhlp32.exe Tutorial.hlp',sw_show)

and it works fine but not for Windows XP. For Windows XP the program

become unavailable until file hlp is closed. What I do to avoid this problem?

Wilton

[TimP]

This one looks like fitting in the Fortran forum as well as anywhere. I'm not sure why you wouldn't expect the Fortran to be held up for completion of the .hlp session. But, why are you trying to use such an old version of CVF on a new version of Windows? Even with CVF 6.6C, inexplicably hung files occurred more frequently under XP SP1. I don't know whether SP2 may have helped, for those programs where it doesn't run out of address space.

[Intel_Software_Netw1]

Moved this topic to the Intel Fortran Compiler for Windows & Visual Fortran forum.

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Message Edited by intel.software.network.support on 11-15-2005 11:03 PM

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Maybe try ShellExecute instead of WinExec, which is an old 16-bit routine. The MS docs have a lot of warnings against using WinExec.

[anthonyrichards]

What about using

use dfwin ! (which contains USE USER32, where the interface for WinHElp resides)

use dfwinty ! which contains definition of HELP_FINDER

integer OL

logical retlog

character*100 HelpFileName

OL=0

..

..

Helpfilename="MyHelpFile.hlp"C

retlog=WinHelp (hWnd, HelpFileName, HELP_FINDER, OL)

?

hWnd is a window handle, = dlg%hWnd if called from a dialog box call-back belonging to dialog 'dlg'. Otherwise use the main window handle, obtained when creating the window, or, if QuickWin, using

USE DFLIB

...

hWnd=GETHWNDQQ(QWIN$FRAMEWINDOW)